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tomk
I don't have a problem with '71 version at all, I just prefer '78 by a country mile.

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buffalo7478
I only saw the perform Let It Rock once, in Buffalo in 1978. It was a mess, very much sound, Jagger kind of shouting lyrics. 79,990 out of the 80,000 in attendance wondering what the f#*k was being played. The boot I have heard of the Buffalo show are actually quite accurate to my memory of how they sounded - which was pretty crappy.They flew threw their set and left a chunk of the crowd scratching their heads and wondering what the hell happened to the world's greatest rock n roll band.

1978 was more about attitude than anything else. Maybe they were trying to keep up with the punks?

Bollocks. Sure there where some terrible '78 shows -Buffalo comes to mind, Philadelphia, the Lakeland opener. There where some good shows, and there where some excellent show. Fort Worth is a good show, not even an excellent one like Memphis, Lexington or Detroit. 1969 had some bad shows as well: in fact Jagger was right saying they never got it until Detroit. 1970 is quite sloppy at times, the first 8 or so shows from the 1972 tour aren't very good. Does that make the 1972 tour a bad tour? I don't think so.

I don't like Leeds at all. The playing is sloppy, the guitars too clean, Taylor overpowers with his leads, the brass too funky for the Stones. And, but that's just my own opinion, the way the Stones played in '71 sounds just very old fashioned these days. It's typical Rolling Stones rock, and I am bored with that. And that also goes for the 72 and 73 tours: I have listened enough to those tours. I find it quite old fashioned 70's rock that doesn't move me as much as it did anymore.

That's why I like the 1975, 78 and 81 tours so much more: much less classic rock, with many more influences than only rock. I prefer the attitude much better of these tours: it wasn't about perfectly executed solo's, but about attitude, swagger, groove and swing.

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